Bill Frost
Bill Frost has been a journalist and TV reviewer since the 4:3-aspect-ratio ’90s. His pulse-pounding prose has been featured in The Salt Lake Tribune, Inlander, Coachella Valley Independent, Salt Lake City Weekly, and many other dead-tree publications (see BillFrost.tv). In addition to being a Senior Staff Writer at CableTV.com, Bill is a Senior Writer and streaming TV columnist at SLUGMag.com and host/producer of TV Tan Podcast. By night, Bill cranks a Flying V with his band at the bar.
11 Best Horror Movies of 2021
by Bill Frost | Sep 20, 2022 | Entertainment, Outreach
This season, we’ve written till our fingers are bloody, boney stumps about Halloween movie recommendations from yesteryear. It’s like all the great horror happened in the ‘80s. Not true: we’ve gathered 11 modern fright films from 2021 as good, if not better, than those your parents watched at the drive-in (or didn’t watch . . . we’ll leave it at that).
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13 Free Streaming Horror Movies
by Bill Frost | | Entertainment, Outreach
Decorations, costumes, candy, brain spatter removal fees—Halloween really adds up. Money shouldn’t be an issue when it comes to celebrating America’s favorite holiday (sorry, Christmas), but there has to be some way to slash the bloody budget, right?
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October 2022 TV Premieres
by Bill Frost | | Entertainment
What’s better than Halloween season? Halloween TV season! We’re beyond excited for the return of Chucky (it’s even better than the movies), resigned about the end of The Walking Dead (it’s time), and utterly perplexed that Chrissy’s Court is still a thing (seriously). Here’s what to look out for—besides masked slashers—in October.
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What to Watch This Week | September 19–25
by Bill Frost | Sep 19, 2022 | Entertainment
The fall TV season kicks off for real this week, with most of your favorite ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC series returning with new episodes (except Ghosts, the only show most of us care about, which will be back for Season 2 next week). Fun fact: Only three-fifths of weeknights are occupied by Dick Wolf procedurals—step it up, Dick.
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Amazon Prime Video vs. Netflix
by Bill Frost | Sep 15, 2022 | Reviews, Versus Reviews
For about the same price, do you go with Prime Video or Netflix? Depends on what you’re looking for. Prime Video offers a higher quantity of TV shows and movies (over 15,000), and even more content through one-time rentals and premium channel subscriptions. Only a few Prime Video original shows and movies have dented the TV zeitgeist, however—hello, Mrs. Maisel.
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How to Watch Abbott Elementary
by Bill Frost | Sep 14, 2022 | Entertainment
Abbott Elementary, a single-camera comedy that debuted quietly in the dead of last winter on ABC, quickly became the broadcast hit of the year, and it’s now available to stream on HBO Max and Hulu.
Read more What to Watch This Week | September 12–18
by Bill Frost | Sep 12, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s picks include the returns of Los Espookys, Atlanta, and The Handmaid’s Tale, continued UEFA soccer action, new movies Do Revenge and Goodnight Mommy, back-to-school drama with Heartbreak High and Vampire Academy, and a big move for Days of Our Lives. Stream away!
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New Paramount+ With SHOWTIME Bundle Discounts
by Bill Frost | Sep 8, 2022 | Entertainment, Industry News
It was inevitable that Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS to TV non-nerds) would combine its biggest streaming services, Paramount+ and SHOWTIME, into a single package—and it just happened. Well, sort of: you can still subscribe to either Paramount+ or SHOWTIME separately, but it’s now easier (and cheaper) to bundle the pair for less money than Netflix or HBO Max.
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Best Streaming Services 2022: HBO Max, Hulu, Disney Plus, and More
by Bill Frost | Sep 6, 2022 | Best Of, Reviews
We don’t know what the future holds for HBO Max in the wake of all the reported Warner Bros. Discovery ownership drama, but we do know this: right now, it’s our Editor’s Choice for best overall on-demand streaming service. We had a good run, Netflix, but there’s a new champ in Streaming Town.
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Best Live TV Streaming Services 2022: YouTube TV, Hulu Live, Sling TV, and More
by Bill Frost | | Best Of, Reviews
We’ve ranked these live TV streaming services based on bang-for-your-buck value, features, reliability, and our most recent live TV streaming customer satisfaction survey results. For the second year in a row, YouTube TV won our Editor’s Choice award for best overall live TV streaming service.
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